Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction: Sox to win this finale

Sunday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Petco Park, pitting the San Diego Padres against the Philadelphia Phillies. This will be the finale of a three-game series, with the Phillies coming out on top in the first two games. Can the Padres avoid a sweep in this game?

The Boston Red Sox have been shaky in recent weeks, and surprisingly, they defeated the Chicago Cubs 17-0 in a historic fashion in game 2 of this series. In the meantime, the Boston Red Sox had just one win in four games prior to that win, losing to the Cleveland Guardians and the Cubs. This season, the Boston Red Sox have a 15-13 record and are seated 7th in MLB.

Tanner Houck is projected to start for the Boston Red Sox in the pitching job. Tanner Houck has a 3-2 record this season with a 1.65 ERA over five games. He has pulled off 32 Ks in 32.2 innings total. Houck is 18-21 with a 3.60 ERA over 79 career games (46 starts).

The Chicago Cubs saw a decent run of four games ended yesterday, losing disappointingly to the Boston Red Sox. In the meantime, the first game of this series ended in a 1-7 win for them, and they now have this game to make it two wins out of three. The Chicago Cubs completed a sweep over the Houston Astros in prior games to that defeat. In the National League, the Chicago Cubs sit in the 4th spot in the standings with a 17-10 record.

In the starting pitcher role for the Sunday finale, the Chicago Cubs will send out Jordan Wicks. This year, over five starts, Wicks is 1-2 with a 4.70 ERA and 28 Ks in 23.0 innings. Wicks is 5-3 with a 4.53 ERA in 12 career starts.

This should be another Boston Red Sox win. This side had a dominant performance in game two on Saturday, holding the Cubs to zero runs. Houck has been excellent this season, and we can also expect an even more decent job for him here.